emotional reaction from the family. >> i'm just hoping that everybody, when they drive down the street, i can hear her music playing day in, day that is what is going make me cry, but make you happy, or sad. >> if you had a chance to meet her, she was energy. just always happy. just always happy. ñ she loved to make people laugh.6"e; and she was a very nice human ook not only did she grow..y up poor, and fight hard to achieve success but she's faced numerous challenges and that just seemed to make everyone embrace and admire her more.lcsu her son says people knew and loved her work and for those that may not be familiar with her, she has become one of the top searches today on google and yahoo.

and people across the globe learn about the very talented artist. she was killed in northern mexico in a plane crash. in san jose, abc 7 news. >> thank you. thank you. >> antioch police are investigating a second shooting near the scene of a murder occurred two nights ago. sky 7 hd over the neighborhood where two men were shot this morning. one victim taken to the hospital. another suffered a wound. this crime occurred only a bhok from a shootingec/hsrday night. a 43-year-old was shot multiple times in front of his home. no arrests have been made. police have not said if the two shootings are related. >> san francisco police are investigating a bizarre case of kidnapping and murder. a man and woman found bound and gagged in the middle of the street around 8:30 last night. the fan died. the second victim is still in the hospital. abc 7 news is in the neighborhood. police go door to door looking for witnesses. and will join nptñ with a live

report tonight at 6:00. >> the coast guard is now searching for what appears to be a 55 gallon drum floating beneath a bridge. >> yes. here is a look from sky 7 at the unusually large amount of debris scene around the bridge following our rain. the good samaritan called it in this morning. you can see the storms that rolled through. nobody know what's is in the drum. it could be empty. the coast guard wants to make sure it's nothing dangerous. >> the fate of a plan a tech yaid in the making will be decided on wednesday. behind us, you're seeing the view of lake tahoe. >> the"lñ planning agency is scheduled to vote on sweeping regulation that's would make it easier to build around lake tahoe. advocates say the plan is needed to help revitalize the tourist industry. but opponents say while the

>> bart charges $5 to park at the west oakland station and stations have pricing in place. bart is taking input on the plan on the web site through december 18th. >> there is some signs today prof gres in the fiscal cliff negotiations. the president still says he won't compromise on demands that the wealthyest americans pay more in tax autos he's not criticizing republicans, either.

that is a possible indication that private tuck talk was republican leaders are going along okay. >> move on.org is hosting rallies and pushing for an end to those cuts. abc 7 news is at one of them right now. >> this rally supposed to begin at 4:00 this afternoon. they're slow getting started. there is a couple dozen people here this, he say they're expecting about 400 by later tonight. there were rallies like this around the bay area today in walnut creek and into oakland. outside of the social security administration office a crowd of 50 listened to speakers calling on congress to quote do the right thing. >> tax the super rich. protect the middle class. >> they added don't do anything to cut social security or#'6qp medicare or medicaid. >> i tell you, i'm going back to washington, d.c. tomorrow to continue to fight for this fight. and you have the resistance

movement in the congress. i want you to know. aoñóv resistance movement. >> oakland congress woman to refuse cuts but those are two of the biggest in the budget, making up 40% of what the government spends. >> so you'reeplsñ talking 40% of the budget taking off the table.lbe)l >> 40%. yes. it's important to recognize that we can put revenue on the table. we have to raise the revenue from areas where we know that there are ways to be where we can really have significant savings. >> waste, fraud, abuse said lee but don't think about cutting social security or medicare, even for the wealthy. members vowed to call on speaker of the house john boehner to tell him, no cuts to services. >> when the president says i want to balance the budget is he saying i want no cuts to 40% of the budget? >> no. he's saying he won't cut services. >> that is what they are

saying. rich johnson went to one in oakland at 68 he's retired. >> i worked for 50 years. people put part of the income into social social ti. they should get the benefit of it. >> you would think with government spending and tax increases, you'd be hearing from the tea party that. is their red meat but there have been no counter rallies. nothing from the tea party. i called members from around the bay area asking if they'd go on camera, talk to me about why groups have been silent during this debate. and none of them are willing to do that. one analyst said they're shell shocked and regrouping. coming up we'll show you this rally just now getting started at civic center plaza.

>> the search continues this afternoon for a missing elderly ban from the brentwood area. >> the 88-year-old was03)rñ last seen riding a bike around 9:00 p.m. he is described as five eight, 160 pounds wrk brown hair, and blue eyes. anyone with information about him is asked to call the contra costa county sheriff's office. >> quick thinking saved two men after a truck hit akróx powr bowl then burst into flames. the men jumped from this truck. it happened around 3:30 this morning in front of the county juvenile hall. >> it's exciting for the camp here, tires are exploding.7f;h and a lot of noise. they did evacuate part of%f$=: e camp. 35 juveniles moved to another facility. >> firefighters let the truck burn and had to wait for pg&e to arrive to deactivate power

line autos city officials are preparing to host the last in a series of four meetings on the hiring of a new police chief. chris moore will be stepping down after serving he is than8ly two years in the post before suddenly announced retirement. the goal of the meetings? gain public input. the debate over hiring an previous meetings. >> crab boat skippers meeting with the owners association in san francisco to discuss a dispute over the price of crabs. >> boats have been in port since wednesday. the fresh crab almost impossible to find. at one point the price dropped because of a plentiful supply. >> and today, bidders taking over what is left of hostess

to step forward. hostess claimed claiming operators have been crippled by a baker's strike. hostess faces criticism after bankruptcy court documents show it used employee pension wages to stay afloat. >> not to worry. someone will make twinkies out there. >> looks that way. yes. >> noted, twinkie fan, spencer christian. >> no twinge yeenees in this temple. no. no. another sunny, mild day in a row two. in a row. you can see a little bit of an increase from n.clouds tonight. right now, sunny skies, temperatures on the mild side. 67 in fremont. we've got low to mid-60s around the bay area, here is what is coming our way this evening. increase in clouds and some patchy fog developing tonight.

gets chillier tomorrow morning partly cloudy skies, temperatures from upper 30s to upper 40s near the coast. into afternoon, partly cloudy skies, rain is on the way. i'll show when you that will arrive later in the accu-weather forecast. >> thank you, spencer. >> still ahead apple map mistake reaches a new level, one police department ishc÷ warning people not to use the mapping service. n÷ up in our after the bell report a business deal that has tech giants google, and apple working together. >> at 4:30 a first check of the traffic. bump tror bumper, traffic going towards lower deck of the bay bridge heading into the east bay. better for folks on the righthand side of the screen. stay with us. stay with us. more still to come on you know how much grandma

wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here, and you live way up here. brian, your cousin, he's a little bit older than you, he lives here, in chicago. and your aunt lisa lives here, in baltimore. uncle earnie? waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas!

software developers making apps for kids are under investigation for private issues. ftc wants to determine if companies ares!pb violating rigs by collecting personal information from the kids phones and sharing it with data workers. companies its investigating but examined 400 apps selected from online stores operated from apple and google. most apps failed to inform the parents about the data that could be found. >> apple making or apple mapping app coming under a safety warning for users in

australia. police asking drivers to avoid using the app. officers say they had to rescue several people when the app led them to the wrong praise. in some cases drivers were stranded without food or water for 24 hours. tim cook apologized and promised improvement autos last week on abc 7 news at 4:00 we told you about $450 steel starbucks card and apparently it's been a hit. the card sold out, now listed for a thousand dollars on ebay. this card comes preloaded with $400 for use in stores that other $50 of the price covers the cost of the steel. starbucks says it's making available. >> so now, people want to pay $1,000 for a $400 card because it's made of steel. >> i'm having a hard time wrapping>÷úy my brain about tha.

>> yes. former ceo mike lynch speaking out. >> why are apple and google now teeming up? >> hey, carolyn and larry. yes, they are bitter rifles but now, they'ring teeming up to get their hands on kodak's patch portfolio. reportedly offering $500 million to buy some of the imaging pal yents. as for kodak, it's trying to fund a turn around. and some new comments from former economy ceo mike lynch after hackers accused his company of using questionable accounting. he says hp is ignoring his

letter explaining how there is a write down.80x >> this is a letter you can find on my web site. and it's a simple question. nothing controversial, that you can just relie to. let's get some answers. >> hp says it turned over evidence to authorities in us us and uk for investigation. also, $1.9 pillin in an prosecution agreement settling u.s. probes of money laundering tied to europe's largest banks. surss say that would make it the largest foriture ever by a bank. in a agreement, prosecutors allow a target to avoid prosecution by meeting certain

conditions, including payment of fines or penalties. stocks closing high yes, better than expected. ãalso all pulling in. and square is now offering digital gift cards just in time for the holiday season, users will be able to buy gift cards to merchants that use square through the app. the companies expected to process $10 billion in transactions this year. in san francisco, larry, carolyn, back to you. >> thank you weather. news upper mid west digging out from a major blizzard.

a storm dropped well over a foot of snow and was the worst storm to hit the minneapolis st. paul area. hundreds of car accidents have been reported and conditions shutting down major highways. the storm is losing power. >> we have opposite conditions here. it's warm. >> beautiful outside. >> yes. >> almost hit 70 degrees in spots so far today. but thatñl÷ñ is going to change. yes. >> getting blizzards here, maybe snowflakes into higher elevations before the week is over. here is a live view from our camera sort of northwest ward, under sunny skies, a fewlxgç thn clouds around. but it's sunny now around the bay area. and pleasantly mild. fog free at the moment.

overnight tonight, temperatures into 60s, upper 60s in spots. we'll see rain developing tomorrow night and into wednesday. snow is possible. above 3500 feet. will be cold, frosty thursday, and friday, mornings so we do have a sharp change in weatherry pattern coming our way. here is a satellite image. high pressure now, a cold front moving into our direction advancing from the gulf of alaska bringing cold rain. snow levels down to 3500 feet. we'll start at 8:00 tomorrow night. we'll see rain beginning to go down from the north bay and beyond by 11:00 tomorrow night, most of the bay area will be getting wet weather. into thursday morning, rainfall continues to sweep through meaning some wet spots for early morning commute wednesday. we'll have shower activity aroundwó8añ and by mid morning o late morning wednesday we'll

see rainfall falling apart. rainfall totals by the end. day on wednesday by 11:00 wednesday night will be not so impressive but will be a significant event nonetheless. meanwhile, let's take a look at lows. chilly in spots. lows dropping down to 39 in santa rosa. and over into the sierra a winter storm advisory in effect from 10:00 tomorrow night to 10:00 wednesday night. possibly a foot. a little higher, travel difficulties are possible. high temperatures here tomorrow ranging from only mid to upper 50s in parts of the north bay to low 60s into mildest locations so maybe a dry day with increasing clouds but a cool day. showers will be tapering off

wednesday giving way to sunny skies thursday and friday. frosty mornings, temperatures dropping probably down to, if not to freezing in spots. before getting milder weather. but it's that schblt we're not having chicago weather. >> yes.c$i >> yes. minneapolis. >> yes. they're all the same. >> yes. thank you. >> okay. >> coming up new mom adele ows the british government more than $1,000 after the birth of her son. >> possible proof beyonce may rule the world. the deal has her cashing in coming up in our on the red carpet report. >> at 4:22, taking a look at the golden gate bridge. it's moving nicely. traffic heading into the city of san francisco. right side of the screen towards marin county. stay with us. abc 7 news at

the british government issued a fine against adele for her baby boy. shea apparently forgot to register her child. he has to be registered within 42 days of birth.2li  it's been reportedly 51 days since she had her son. the name hasn't been made public yet. a rep says the singer has no comment regarding the fine.

>> it's a good day to be beyonce skpcht james bond does it again. >> tony cabrerra has more with today's report. >> monsters, not even one of the sexiest men alive were a matchv2mzx for 007 over the weekend. >> $11 nillin, rise of the gardens claim in a close second. gerard butler playing for keeps opening 6th. beyonce can put just about any just scoring a $50 million deal with pepsi including commercials and a limited edition soda can. the collaboration will promote her creative projects inclurding a new album out next year. >> toni braxton spent the

weekend in the hospital for issues related to blood clots. she tweeted just happy to be home. here is the latest on your favorite stars any time on otrc.com. >> for the first time today we're hearing from djs behind the royal prank that went wrong. what the djs have to say about that phony phoneykmg call. there are now questions about whether they'll face charges. >> i'm laura anthony in west oakland religious leaders getting ready to hold a vigil for a center. a live report is coming up. >> and more about a man who lost his life during a navy

the plan to create a job center to help those living in west oakland has run into opponents who claim it runs counter to their efforts to make the city work better. backers are preparing for a demonstration tonight and a decision, tomorrow. >> that is right. this demonstration is set to begin in about 45 minutes. the reason is that it will be held in this location west

oakland library is that this is where this center would be located ifo8 the city council approves the funding for it. the job resource center will be on the second floor of the library here and supporters say it would be an asset for the community. the controversy is a plan to use money, funding from five new bill boards, some of them lucky put in on the days that the bay bridge landing. now, opponents say that proposed deal between the city and developer is bad for the community. >> we want jobs and a job center but to base it on polluting our landscape, it's just trying to pit us against each other. it's that is the intention of this. >> we didn't ask for bill

boards. they're going to be there. the revenue from the bill board ought to fund the job >> supporters say it's a creative funding source given tough times and point out that this area has nearly 20% unemployment especially among young people. the city council community and development committee will consider funding proposal in the afternoon. and again, this evening. religious leaders planning to have a candle light vigil and prayer service here, at this location. we'll have more on that tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> thank you. >> president obama is praising a member of the navy s.e.a.l.

team that was among us us and afghan force who's raided a taliban compound sunday morning. they did manage to rescue the doctor, kidnapped wednesday. czech was wounded and died of injuries. >> crews are highly trained and have become the best in the world. >> the president says the mission is an example of the courage, still, and -- skill, and patriotism troops show every day. dr. joseph is a medical advisor for a nonprofit. >> after several days in hiding the australian djs who pulled a prank spoke for the first time today. abc news has more now.tby >> australian djs who prank called a london hospital last week came out of hiding. offering a tearful apology on

australia channel 9 tv. >> shattered. gutted. heart broken. >> we may have played a part in that is... gut wrenching. >> the djs made a hoax call to king ed wad the 7th hospital and asking about the pregnant duchess's condition. the5pycd&nurse who answered the call put it through to kate's room. >> the hosts say they never imagined they'd get through it and light hearted and... a tragic turn of events i don't think anyone could have ever predicted or expected. >> the nurseird;s was found deaa victim of a suspected suicide. >> we found out about the same time. i think it was... >> the worst phone call i've

ever had in my life. >> the backlash has been fierce. calls for prison and online death threats. abc news legal analyst says no jail time is likely. >> i don't think there is going to be serious prosecution here. it will be tough to link the actual death to the prank. you can link it as a moral matter but legal matter there needs to be a level of for seeable that this is likely to happen. that is a tough link, i think to, make. >> the radio station announced it's banning prank calls and the team has been pulled off the air indefinitely. >> tomorrow the board of supervisors will consider a plan to tighten medical marijuana rules limiting patients to six mature plants or 12 immature ones. currently sonoma county allows 30 plants and three pounds of dried pot. supporters say rules make it easier to cultivate and sell

pot illegally.!ç#z >> colorado just legalized marijuana. two university of colorado students are accused of doping the class with potent potcu]g brownies. two students and a professor had to be hospitalized. they baked brownies for an event called bring food day.nxgñ >> they're getting creative its not a prank. it's felony activity. >> two students are 19 and 21 and face possible expulsion from a university. >> a new gene therapy shows advances in blood cancer autos and putting weight loss apps to the test. >> and on a clear afternoon, from mount tam, you can see

sutro tower, clouds coming our way. i'll have the wet forecast coming up.b]lg >> and taking a look at traffic right now in inner state 80 towards berkeley here. you can see it's slow going but just a beautiful day out there. stay with us.

new hope for children suffering from the common form of pediatric cancer. a experiment treatment for all as been treated in children's hospital in philadelphia. doctors use the technique on a handful of patients but the new t cell treatment wipes out cancers in a matter of weeks. >> collect cells of the immune system from a patient. and put in a new gene making the cells go after cancer cells then put cells back into the patient. >> researchers at university of pennsylvania are collaborating and say the t cell treatment has been effective in treating adult was chronic leukemia. >> swedish researchers say iron supplements may help ward off behavior yil problems for babies born on the small side

1÷ of age they were given a placebo until turning one. doctors say parents s8rm9 know baby iron requirements when leaving the hospital. >> there is new evidence of a link between salty snacks sugary drinks and obesity. researchers studied 4,000 children ages 2-16 and found more salt they ate, more sugary drinks they consumed. children who drank more than one sugary beverage per day were 33% more likely to be overweight. >> people trying to get into better shape may want to give their smart phones a workout. researchers found using a mobile app that tracks calories helped participants lose 15 pounds over three month asks keep it off for a year. seven pounds more than people who did not use the app.

this program included meetings and weigh ins. >> a new mexico puppy just three paws has a tough time running and playing but that will soon change, he's been accepted into a program to develop a smallest prosthetic the size of a human finger, her nerves will connect so she swril full movement of the paw. >> we'd like to see her running across the grass with four paws instead of three. >> researchers say it will soon be available to mum humans. let's update on the accu-weather forecast. >> here is live doppler 7 hd showing cloud free skies. so it's mainly sunny and

pretty mild. it's going to be wet and rainy in the pacific northwest. sunny skies and patches of snow. sunny, mild conditions. 73 in los angeles, 73 palm springs. nice with highs into mid 06s in sacramento and fresno. here in the bay area, looking for increasing clouds into tomorrow. for daytime hours, we'll see increasing clouds, high temperatures into mid to upper 50s in the north bay. will be cooler, then milder weather into the southern part of the viewing area, high temperatures into the 60s. thank you to little weather watchers in mission head start and valencia gardens.

know a lot about weather. four,e/fqñ five years old, matcg up symbol was sounds of different conditions like thunder, and rain storms. really cool. >> thank you. that you help make this holiday season brighter for neighbors in neechld kicking off abc 7 share your holiday food drive. you can meet the team as we broadcast live from around the bay area and taking your locations. >> ford relying on computer programmers to find a fix for engine fires. up next, how ford found a way to prevent it from happening. >> they're some of the hottest >> they're some of the hottest gifts this holiday season. you know how much grandma

wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here, and you live way up here. brian, your cousin, he's a little bit older than you, he lives here, in chicago. and your aunt lisa lives here, in baltimore. uncle earnie? waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas!

an update to a story we brought you about half an hour ago. an 87-year-old man missing in the brentwood area has been found. he was located this afternoon in a gas station. he went missing last night around 9:00 during a bike ride,

police say he apparently lost his way, spending thea)çv night riding his bike, trying to get mom holme. >> ford has a solution to a potential fire problem. they say a software update will assure coolant low flows through the radiateor. ford recalled 89,000 vehicles to fix the problem. ford says it started nine vehicle fires. >> consumer reports partnered with 7 on your side fr a report on the west tab blets out there for children. >> if you're not wild about sharing tablets here is good news, you'll find more tablets made just for them. they're far from just kid's play. consumer reports checked them out. these tablets are made for kids but in fact, they've got

fee tires that are grown up. >> this year we're seeing wi-fi and expandable mem rye consumer reports evaluated five tablets designed for kids costing between 150s skpdz $200. testers check lots of features. some screens hard to view from an angle. this machine measures battery life, tapping the screen to keep it awake until battery is run down. then, came the team of experts. consumer reports asked a dozen young test testers to play games, read book asks create art work. they answered questions like how easy they are to turn on and which are fun. >> i like taking pictures because it's fun. >> these come loaded with child friendly games and not surprisingly kids like the

games the best. >> for book worms, the tablet has the clearest screen. if you want to limit internet access, the most extensive on the meep, curio 7 and knobby two,. >> some have internet filters. and parents can limit time online. >> which did the kids like the best? knobby two, hates a friendly interface and longest battery live. consumer reports says some grown up tab blets have parental restrictions, too. you'll find them on the tablets including barns and noble nook and kindel fire models. >> if you're out late, be prepared for lane closures on the bay bridge. what road crews are up to.

check out this little guy moves. cheerleaders this little boy has got it going on. >> he does. california buying into a new service man handing cell phones to the homeless. this time, we're trailing behind. and foods that could help reduce the risk of breast cancer may come in certain colors. stay with us. the news at

tampa bay buccaneers not having a good season but there is a bright spot. it's him. this little kid comes out during time out. he's become a star in tampa. each week, leading the cheer squad and does the dance gangnam style.

a little bit of style of his own this, time, he's doing a dougy. the cheer squad received tens of thousands of hits on you tube people say you can find just about anything at ikea. now, you can include a monkey. this little guy and was trapped in an ikea apparently owners went inside, he was left behind in a crate in the car. he escaped then entered the store. security cornered the monkey, they calmed nerves with bc.ejuy:hkeryy time. his owners fined $200. the monkey will now head to a sanctuary. he hopefully won't need a coat but he's a cute little fella. bay bridge toll plaza, you've got thousands of drivers passing through about to get a major makeover. we're live with an update on that this afternoon.

is this going to create another nightmare? >> well according to the tolling authority, no. because there will be lane closures none will be during the day. they will be only periodic. and only in the overnight hours. new bay bridge will be sleek, modern and all white. the new administration services buildings in oakland have that same look. now, it's the toll plaza turn. it will look like its surroundings shown in these renderings. the $6.5 million comes out of a pot of money separate from the new bridge. along with shiny white panels there will be new crash cushions, paving and

restriping. it will require lane closings overnight over the next six months. next summer will come an update into the 15-year-old computer system should have no affect on motorists but into the future, toll takers could become obsolete. tolling takes over. >> i think this probably mature to say it's a forgone conclusion. that is the way the toll industry is headed. there is no schedule. we're going to look at what happens at the golden gate bridge.)vnzo >> that begins next month. and all toll takers will be gone by march. >> thank you. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00.

the abc 7 news exclusive app is available for your an droid phone now, you can down load for free. the free alarm clock app still available if you have an iphone. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> thank you. a judge's strong words for woman sentence forward killing nursing student michelle le. why she may never be granted parole. >> to catch a suspected thief. what one homeowner did to expose his for. intruder was a neighbor. >> second day of record temperatures today, major changes coming up. i'll let you know what the next cold storm will bring. it's more than rain. coming up. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. a tough sentence today fr a killer. >> tough sentence, tough words from the judge presiding over the murder case of michelle

le. gisele esteban will face 25 years to life for killing student, le, her former best friend. the judge add monday sterd esteban for showing no signs of remorse. it was an emotional day for the victim. -- family. >> it was. the supreme court judge handed down the jents after telling a packed courtroom that gisele esteban quote show nod signs of remorse and that her actions were oh, just without remorse. >> at the least we don't have to deal with this part another 20 years. >> a judge sentencedj6o gisele esteban to 25 years to life for the murder of michelle le then, dumping body in pleasanton calling her actions cold blooded and premeditated. >> we felt she meltfelt no

remorse, just stared at our family with a blank stair. >> michelle's brother broke down as he talked about his sister, plans for her life, and how she wanted to follow in their late mother's footsteps to become a nurse. those dreams ended the day the 26-year-old went missing from a parking garage in hayward. the le family's worst fears confirmed when, after weeks of searching her decomposed body was found in a remote area. today, the family is trying to heal, hoping words will be remembered many years from now in 2029 when the killer could be up for parole. >> we justdrt@z want to know how unique the case was. to give a face to this case. >> gisele esteban brother and sister left the courtroom without talking. ment judge offered words of comfort to the le family